Hello from Jane. Need help please

[JaneI56]

Hi
New here and desperate. Have been having terrible health anxiety for months. Recently have a feeling like the muscles under my ribs are so tight. Its like a tight band across and sometimes makes me feel like i can't get a proper breath. I also feel like my stomach etc are totally bloated.
Please can someone help?
Thanks

[venusbluejeans]

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[JaneI56]

Thank you Emmz xx

[MRS STRESS ED]

Hi
New here and desperate. Have been having terrible health anxiety for months. Recently have a feeling like the muscles under my ribs are so tight. Its like a tight band across and sometimes makes me feel like i can't get a proper breath. I also feel like my stomach etc are totally bloated.
Please can someone help?
Thanks

Hi Jane I can totally relate mine is my chest area hope you find help and advise wishing you well xx

best wishes

[Scass]

Hi Jane,
Could it be heartburn?


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[JaneI56]

Hi,
Its not really just around my stomach/ oesophagus area. Its like I have a tight belt under my ribs and as I get more anxious it gets worse. Sometimes, the pain is so bad. I feel like it could be my diaphragm as I find it hard to get a deep breath as it feels so restricted, but it also causes really bad upper abdo bloat by the end of the day. Could this all be anxiety?

Anyone else experienced this?
Thanks xx

[Scass]

I don’t know what you mean by under your ribs, is it down by your tummy or up sort of by your bra line?


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[JaneI56]

Its mostly where my bra line would be. Sometimes it moves down a bit too where my stomach would be. Like a very tight muscle that makes it hard to sit down as my ribs feel as if they are poking into something. When its really bad I feel like I can't get a good deep breath.

Thanks xx

[Scass]

And does it get better if you take your bra off?
Those are exactly my heartburn symptoms.


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[JaneI56]

Hi
I find it hard to wear a bra because it seems to restrict me even more. Does your tightness extend across the whole of that area where the diaphragm sits? Is this caused by anxiety do you think?

Thank you so much for chatting with me x

[MRS STRESS ED]

Jane sorry but know one can tell you 100% if its anxiety but it sounds like it, l have this in my chest as l said before and its caused because
our bodies are tensed up because of anxiety

you need to get it checked out if it persists, but l would imagine its stress related xx


best wishes xx

[JaneI56]

Thank you, I will get it checked xx

[Nicole0134]

Hi Jane

I've had this - feels like my bra is too tight. And the same with trying to get a good breath. It passed - though won't be surprised to see it back again. Seems to be the nature of the beast. At the moment - I have quite bad GERD and some nasty random pains in the right side of my abdomen. But as I say - that's this month's issue.....

[Scass]

Hi
I find it hard to wear a bra because it seems to restrict me even more. Does your tightness extend across the whole of that area where the diaphragm sits? Is this caused by anxiety do you think?

Thank you so much for chatting with me x

Yes, I think it’s a couple of things. Heartburn due to anxiety and bad breathing methods due to anxiety.


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[JaneI56]

Hi Nicole,
Thank you for the reply. Means the world that people on here care. Been feeling so lonely trying to get through the days (and nights) xx

[whispershadow]

Hi Jane and welcome :welcome: